In this week 26 match on the 19th of March, Barcelona plays host to Real Madrid in a meeting of these two evenly matched La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, a perfect day for football. 1st placed Barcelona is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Athletic Club. Raphinha struck first for Barcelona in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Athletic Club was frustrated by Barcelona’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Barcelona ended the match with the shutout victory. Barcelona is on a hot streak lately, with 9 wins in their last 10 matches, while real Madrid sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Liverpool. Karim Benzema scored the first goal for Real Madrid in the 78th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Liverpool couldn’t manage to score, and Real Madrid took the shutout win. Real Madrid should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
On Thursday Mar 2nd, Real Madrid hosted Barcelona in their last match together. Barcelona was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Éder Militão struck first for Barcelona on an own goal in the 26th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Real Madrid was frustrated by Barcelona’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Barcelona ended the match with the shutout victory.
Real Madrid hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Rodriguez Munoz and Asensio, and they each have 1 goal. Barcelona’s top weapon lately has been Raphinha, who has 2 goals in the last five matches
Xavier Hernández Creus’s squad will be without Ousmane Dembélé, Robert Lewandowski and Lopez, while Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid squad will be without Ferland Mendy and Karim Benzema.